Enter the “Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives” Target Gift Card Contest!

Here’s your chance to win a $200 gift card from Target!
No purchase necessary! All you have to do is read this excerpt of Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives from our very own Josie Brown, and then click onto the link provided to give your answer.
Only one entry per person allowed.

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Jackie Collins: Why Bad Girls Finish First

Jackie Collins writes about bad girls.
If you want a really great on-the-edge-of-your-seat page-turner, then yes, it takes one to know one.
Collins admits she was a wild child growing up. “I’d climb out of windows to go out and party at night.”
Those hair-raising formative years were spent in  London. But by the time she was [...]

Tome of the Mommy: Runaway Moms

Not everyone is cut out to have children.
Is that a blasphemy to say?
No. Because we all know it’s true.
Admit it: Doesn’t your belly tighten with dread when you’re in the presence of some woman who is visibly annoyed with, or publicly derisive to, her kid, embarrassing the poor thing in front of you or [...]

Tome of the Mommy: Ask Yourself, “Why did I Marry Him?”

I’ve been blessed with a wonderful relationship. My husband, Martin, and I have been together for over twenty years.
I’m always amazed when unhappy couples stay in a marriage. Isn’t the  goal to be with someone who makes you happy?
Not because each party feels some obligation to stay in the marriage.
When questioned as to whether they [...]

Tome of the Mommy: The Fighting of the Tree

For some of us, holiday rituals are our happiest memories. For others, they are the flint that sparks our greatest fears. Maybe memories of unhappy holidays past haunt us. Or maybe we stress out at the pressure to project “happiness” during this time of year.
If something truly important is bothering us, faking some form of [...]

Tome of the Mommy: “You Know I Hate to Gossip, But –”

Everyone does it, right? We diss on our best buds, tell tales out of school.
When we’re asked to keep a secret, we cross our hearts, hope to die . . .
Instead we spill our guts.
I’ve always been a social animal. In the human jungle, gossip is the best bait, a tasty fodder that shows we’re [...]

Celebrate Summer: Cookouts & Cocktails

This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and what better way to celebrate than with food.
Whether you’re most excited to fire up the grill this season or prefer to sip soothing cocktails with your clique all summer long, the one thing we can all agree on is that there is no livin’ like outdoor [...]

Find Your Passion and Make a Career Change

“Since there are only two things we have to do…die, and live until we die, then we might as well work in a career we love,” says Patricia Noel Drain, CPC, CIPC, author, professional speaker, and consultant. In her book, “What Should I Be When I Grow Up? (Now That I’m 40, 50, 60),” Drain [...]

Bachelor’s Prince Charming Falls Off His Horse

Ellen DeGeneres was blown away. The View’s Elizabeth Hasselbeck, watching in her wedding dress, was miffed, and made no bones about it. And a legion of devoted viewers were beside themselves Tuesday night, when the star of  the TV reality show The Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, backed out of his proposal to winner Melissa Rycroft on [...]

Don’t Text that Man! Free Teleconference with Self-Help Author Rhonda Findling

Rhonda Findling, author of Don’t Call That Man! A Survival Guide to Letting Go invites SMW viewers  to
“Don’t Text That Man! On Valentines Day”
on Friday, February 13 at 9:00pm ET
This is a free teleconference with Rhonda to discuss men, single life, and what Valentine’s Day means to you and other singleistas.
What: Informational Meeting
Host: Don’t [...]

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